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October 17, 1 995 -features Page 6
C a r d b o a r d : The Mother of Invention
Boat race displays ingenuity and imagination
PHOTO BY ELIZABETH ROSE
TOM KLEMM
staff writer
Despite frequent downpours
and sharp winds, the Card­board
Boat Race went on this
weekend according to sched­ule.
In the early morning
hours of Saturday, with eager
parents and family members
looking on, approximately
twenty teams raced to a s­semble
their boats.
Ingenuity and imagination
proved to be the key. With a
standard and limited supply of
b uilding m a te ria ls , sm a rt
thinking and teamwork had to
be utilized in order to build a
sea worthy boat in the two and
a half hour time period. In
additon to th e c ardboa rd,
there was wood, twine, plas­tic,
and tape on the small list
of building supplies.
It doesn’t take a professional
sailor to tell you th a t card­board
is a lousy boat material.
Needless, to say many boats
assembled for the race never
finished. In fact, many of the
boats never made it to the
s ta rtin g line! With fierce
taunts, and laughing from the
opposing team members, sev­eral
boats sunk with their first
contact of water. Many oth­ers
began to sink during the
actual race, when their boats
took on water and their card­board
frames collapsed. The
sunken pilots were immedi­ately
picked up by paddle
boats who monitored the
course of the race from the
water. Those boats tha t did
actually manage to stay afloat
were in excellent position to
capture the four hundred dol­lar
first prize or the two hun­dred
dollar second prize.
There were two seperate
races, each starting near the
boathouse and composing of a
quarter mile circle. The first
race, which started at 2:00
PM. was composed of non-sail­ing
c o n te s ta n ts . This
exincluded all varsity boating
related athletes. With a lack
of experience and expertise,
th is class of n o n -sa ilo rs
struggled both with boat con­struction
and actual racing.
About half of the boats in
th is race stink somewhere
during the course of the com­petition.
and only five man­aged
to survive long enough
for th e ir captain to paddle
across the finish line. The
team, Floating Gerbils, maa-
Andy Myatt celebrates with pilot Dave Trendler while coming in 2nd.
aged to capture an early lead
and maintained it to win the
first race.
The second race was com­posed
of all the varsity boat­ing
athletes who were not eli­gible
for the first race. In this
race, better boat designs and
faster rowers were very evi­dent.
Despite their affiliation
with SMG sailing, this group,
of teams was not spared from
disaster and misfortune. Even
in this division, sinkings were
common and only a handful of
boats managed to finish. With
cheering fans hollering on, the
team, Offensive Peacocks,
pushed across the finish line
first.
After valiant efforts by all
teams in both divisions, an
award ceremony was con­ducted
and the prize money
was p re sen te d . The poor
weather and cold water failed
to h am p e r a n y o n e ’s good
. mood. Of course many of the
boats were beyond repair and
immediately thrown away, but
many others were still in good
shape and were hauled off to
be repaired, so th a t they may
“sail another day”.
Peer Health
Waging war on ignorance and sexism, not on men
Women's Association revitalizes itself and women on campus
CARY FENTZLOFF
staff writer
Aware of the stigmas.of
radicalism and exclusiveness
which have historically im­peded
their success as an ac­tive,
reputable campus orga­nization,
WAGE (Women's As­sociation
for Growth for Edu­cation)
1995, under new lead­ership,
emerges with a revital­ized
image, to fit the times and
needs of SMC women and an
enlightened community. A
campaign for supporters has
begun, in hopes of securing
the club from the th re a t of
extinction, and legitimizing
the need of a campus women’s
organization. Their initial
prospect is to establish the
true meaning of their name.
The semantics of WAGE
have changed in the context
of changing influences: times,
leaders, trends. In the process,
the acronymic identity of the
organization has also under­gone
a significant intuitive
transformation.
When feminist radicalism
was popular on campus in the
early 1980s, and the “A” rep­resented
Alliance, the organi­zation
followed the precepts of
a pro-womyn/anti-men ideol­ogy..
Now, WAGE 1995, con­scious
of the bigger picture,
the inclusive, relative role we
humans must play to progress
as a whole society, declares it­self
an Association--waging
war on all sources of igno­rance,
regardless of
gender.
WAGE president
Tanya Saunders be­lieves
th a t the club’s
p a s t fa ilu re s and
subsequent spells of
dormancy can be at­tributed
to a misdi­rected
focus: “In or­der
to be pro-one,
you must be against
the other? This is not ....
true. Ju st because you are a
feminist does not mean that
you hate guys. Our target is
to change ideas women have
about themselves and th a t
men have about women. But
how can we expect to succeed
if we exclude men? Men are
an important part of the femi­nist
movement.” She hopes
tha t with greater understand­ing,
growth and education,
women and men will realize
tha t “We are all for the same
cause. We all want the equal­ity
and respect we deserve.”
Club members are in the
process of building the basis
of a different kind of WAGE.
They hope to create educa­tional
and support groups for
"Our target is to change
ideas women have about
themselves and that men
have about women."
- Tanya Saunders
W.A.G.E. President
the women of campus. “The
fact is,” as Saunders solemnly
states, “th a t women do not
have the support they need.”
WAGE’s home-bound project
of the year is the renovation
of the SMC Women’s Center,
which is located next to the
Queen Anne laundry room.
The Center is a women’s li­brary,
housing text and audio­visual
resources on women’s
health issues, literature by
and about women, and infor­mation
on various feminist
organizations. The g ran d
opening will be Monday, Oc­tober
23, from 5pm to 7pm. To
refuel the Center’s outdated
contents, WAGE will be hold­ing
a book drive and a 50/50
raffle (beginning October 30).
— The club is also
sponsoring a com­munity
outreach
project with the
St. Mary’s County
Women’s Center
of Lexington
Park.
Saunders is re­markably
d e te r­mined
to save
WAGE from an
— uncertain future.
She believes th a t WAGE is
confronting similar struggles
faced by the BSU and STARS,
and realizes tha t the organi­zation
must take deliberate
action to mainstream if it is to
survive.
WAGE meets Mondays at
8pm in the Women’s Center.
If you have any questions or
would like to help in any way,
please call Tanya Saunders at
ext. 4956.
Q : My boyfriend and I
recently starting having
sex, and I am wondering
about birth control meth­ods.
We have been using
condoms, but recently
they have seemed to be
too much of a hastle, and
my boyfriend complains
that he likes sex better
without a condom. I am
looking into birth control
pills as another option, be­cause
I really don’t want
to get pregnant now why
I am in college.
A * First of all, birth
control pills are a good
idea, and are almost 98%
effective when they are
used properly. How­ever,
before you start hav­ing
sex without a condom,
both you and your boy­friend
should seriously
consider getting tested for
STD’s. After all, preg­nancy
is not the only thing
that condoms protect
against.
There are many re­sources
here on campus
that you could consult
concerning this issue.
Planned Parenthood does
make visits to campus
and the Health Center
staff is also available to
answer any questions
that you may have.
Just remember, before
you have unprotected sex,
consider the consequences
of your actions Think on
your feet, not on your
-hack___________________

October 17, 1 995 -features Page 6
C a r d b o a r d : The Mother of Invention
Boat race displays ingenuity and imagination
PHOTO BY ELIZABETH ROSE
TOM KLEMM
staff writer
Despite frequent downpours
and sharp winds, the Card­board
Boat Race went on this
weekend according to sched­ule.
In the early morning
hours of Saturday, with eager
parents and family members
looking on, approximately
twenty teams raced to a s­semble
their boats.
Ingenuity and imagination
proved to be the key. With a
standard and limited supply of
b uilding m a te ria ls , sm a rt
thinking and teamwork had to
be utilized in order to build a
sea worthy boat in the two and
a half hour time period. In
additon to th e c ardboa rd,
there was wood, twine, plas­tic,
and tape on the small list
of building supplies.
It doesn’t take a professional
sailor to tell you th a t card­board
is a lousy boat material.
Needless, to say many boats
assembled for the race never
finished. In fact, many of the
boats never made it to the
s ta rtin g line! With fierce
taunts, and laughing from the
opposing team members, sev­eral
boats sunk with their first
contact of water. Many oth­ers
began to sink during the
actual race, when their boats
took on water and their card­board
frames collapsed. The
sunken pilots were immedi­ately
picked up by paddle
boats who monitored the
course of the race from the
water. Those boats tha t did
actually manage to stay afloat
were in excellent position to
capture the four hundred dol­lar
first prize or the two hun­dred
dollar second prize.
There were two seperate
races, each starting near the
boathouse and composing of a
quarter mile circle. The first
race, which started at 2:00
PM. was composed of non-sail­ing
c o n te s ta n ts . This
exincluded all varsity boating
related athletes. With a lack
of experience and expertise,
th is class of n o n -sa ilo rs
struggled both with boat con­struction
and actual racing.
About half of the boats in
th is race stink somewhere
during the course of the com­petition.
and only five man­aged
to survive long enough
for th e ir captain to paddle
across the finish line. The
team, Floating Gerbils, maa-
Andy Myatt celebrates with pilot Dave Trendler while coming in 2nd.
aged to capture an early lead
and maintained it to win the
first race.
The second race was com­posed
of all the varsity boat­ing
athletes who were not eli­gible
for the first race. In this
race, better boat designs and
faster rowers were very evi­dent.
Despite their affiliation
with SMG sailing, this group,
of teams was not spared from
disaster and misfortune. Even
in this division, sinkings were
common and only a handful of
boats managed to finish. With
cheering fans hollering on, the
team, Offensive Peacocks,
pushed across the finish line
first.
After valiant efforts by all
teams in both divisions, an
award ceremony was con­ducted
and the prize money
was p re sen te d . The poor
weather and cold water failed
to h am p e r a n y o n e ’s good
. mood. Of course many of the
boats were beyond repair and
immediately thrown away, but
many others were still in good
shape and were hauled off to
be repaired, so th a t they may
“sail another day”.
Peer Health
Waging war on ignorance and sexism, not on men
Women's Association revitalizes itself and women on campus
CARY FENTZLOFF
staff writer
Aware of the stigmas.of
radicalism and exclusiveness
which have historically im­peded
their success as an ac­tive,
reputable campus orga­nization,
WAGE (Women's As­sociation
for Growth for Edu­cation)
1995, under new lead­ership,
emerges with a revital­ized
image, to fit the times and
needs of SMC women and an
enlightened community. A
campaign for supporters has
begun, in hopes of securing
the club from the th re a t of
extinction, and legitimizing
the need of a campus women’s
organization. Their initial
prospect is to establish the
true meaning of their name.
The semantics of WAGE
have changed in the context
of changing influences: times,
leaders, trends. In the process,
the acronymic identity of the
organization has also under­gone
a significant intuitive
transformation.
When feminist radicalism
was popular on campus in the
early 1980s, and the “A” rep­resented
Alliance, the organi­zation
followed the precepts of
a pro-womyn/anti-men ideol­ogy..
Now, WAGE 1995, con­scious
of the bigger picture,
the inclusive, relative role we
humans must play to progress
as a whole society, declares it­self
an Association--waging
war on all sources of igno­rance,
regardless of
gender.
WAGE president
Tanya Saunders be­lieves
th a t the club’s
p a s t fa ilu re s and
subsequent spells of
dormancy can be at­tributed
to a misdi­rected
focus: “In or­der
to be pro-one,
you must be against
the other? This is not ....
true. Ju st because you are a
feminist does not mean that
you hate guys. Our target is
to change ideas women have
about themselves and th a t
men have about women. But
how can we expect to succeed
if we exclude men? Men are
an important part of the femi­nist
movement.” She hopes
tha t with greater understand­ing,
growth and education,
women and men will realize
tha t “We are all for the same
cause. We all want the equal­ity
and respect we deserve.”
Club members are in the
process of building the basis
of a different kind of WAGE.
They hope to create educa­tional
and support groups for
"Our target is to change
ideas women have about
themselves and that men
have about women."
- Tanya Saunders
W.A.G.E. President
the women of campus. “The
fact is,” as Saunders solemnly
states, “th a t women do not
have the support they need.”
WAGE’s home-bound project
of the year is the renovation
of the SMC Women’s Center,
which is located next to the
Queen Anne laundry room.
The Center is a women’s li­brary,
housing text and audio­visual
resources on women’s
health issues, literature by
and about women, and infor­mation
on various feminist
organizations. The g ran d
opening will be Monday, Oc­tober
23, from 5pm to 7pm. To
refuel the Center’s outdated
contents, WAGE will be hold­ing
a book drive and a 50/50
raffle (beginning October 30).
— The club is also
sponsoring a com­munity
outreach
project with the
St. Mary’s County
Women’s Center
of Lexington
Park.
Saunders is re­markably
d e te r­mined
to save
WAGE from an
— uncertain future.
She believes th a t WAGE is
confronting similar struggles
faced by the BSU and STARS,
and realizes tha t the organi­zation
must take deliberate
action to mainstream if it is to
survive.
WAGE meets Mondays at
8pm in the Women’s Center.
If you have any questions or
would like to help in any way,
please call Tanya Saunders at
ext. 4956.
Q : My boyfriend and I
recently starting having
sex, and I am wondering
about birth control meth­ods.
We have been using
condoms, but recently
they have seemed to be
too much of a hastle, and
my boyfriend complains
that he likes sex better
without a condom. I am
looking into birth control
pills as another option, be­cause
I really don’t want
to get pregnant now why
I am in college.
A * First of all, birth
control pills are a good
idea, and are almost 98%
effective when they are
used properly. How­ever,
before you start hav­ing
sex without a condom,
both you and your boy­friend
should seriously
consider getting tested for
STD’s. After all, preg­nancy
is not the only thing
that condoms protect
against.
There are many re­sources
here on campus
that you could consult
concerning this issue.
Planned Parenthood does
make visits to campus
and the Health Center
staff is also available to
answer any questions
that you may have.
Just remember, before
you have unprotected sex,
consider the consequences
of your actions Think on
your feet, not on your
-hack___________________